CCD Observations of the Total Solar Eclipse of October 24, 1995

Abstract

The observations of the solar corona during the Total Solar Eclipse of October 24, 1995 were attempted in white light and in narrow band filters with peak wavelenghts centered at 5303 Armstrong (FeXIV) and at 6474 Armstrong [Fe X], the coronal emission lines. The site for the observations of the eclipse was the campus of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Meja Khas, Allahabad (longitude: 82 degree 07 minutes 32.5 seconds E, lattitude: 25 degree 07 minutes 36.4 seconds N, and altitude of about 134 meters above msl). The equipment used for the observations is briefly discussed. Nine coronal images in the red line were successfully obtained. The preliminary results of the observations are also presented.